Town government · Adams County, WI

Big Flats's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Flats took in $802 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money40%Fees for services2.4%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Big Flats' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
50%$401 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.4%$19 thousand

State tax money40%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
40%$324 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Health and hospitals1.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

83%

of Big Flats' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$951 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Flats. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Big Flats itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.